Gaza medical services spokesman Adham Abu Salmiya said an unnamed 17-year-old was injured and transferred to the Kamal Udwan Hospital for treatment.
Workers are regularly injured by Israeli fire in the imposed "no-go" zone, which forces consider a live combat area. Abu Salmiya said that 17 workers, collecting gravel for construction use, have been injured by Israeli fire since the summer.
An Israeli army spokeswoman confirmed the injury but was unable to identify the age of the injured. She said forces "identified a hit" after opening fire at the feet of a group of "suspects" approaching the area. Prior to opening fire toward them, she said, forces had called on the group to retreat and fired warning shots in the air.
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IOF Shoots Child Collecting Scrap north of the Bedouin Village
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Palestinian Child Wounded In Gaza
Wednesday October 13, 2010 11:39 by Mays Al-Azza - IMEMC & Agencies
On Wednesday, a Palestinian child was wounded by Israeli fire while he was working in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
Adham Abu Salmeyah, a media coordinator of Ma'an News Agency, said that the child,17, was mildly wounded while he was collecting ballasts in Beit Lahiya in the northern part of Gaza.
Abu Salmeya added that the number of the wounded workers collecting ballasts has increased to 17 since the beginning of the summer.
He pointed out that the Israeli army, which is based on the northern border of Gaza, opens fire at the Palestinian workers everyday to prevent them earning money.
Abu Salmeya added that the number of the wounded workers collecting ballasts has increased to 17 since the beginning of the summer.
He pointed out that the Israeli army, which is based on the northern border of Gaza, opens fire at the Palestinian workers everyday to prevent them earning money.
